Stoddard County, Missouri - The National Weather Service has issued a TORNADO WARNING!!!

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHWESTERN CAPE GIRARDEAU COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI... EAST CENTRAL WAYNE COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI... SOUTHERN BOLLINGER COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI... NORTHEASTERN STODDARD COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 730 PM CDT

* AT 653 PM CDT... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTH OF GRASSY... OR 10 MILES WEST OF ADVANCE... MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

HAZARD... TORNADO.

SOURCE... RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.

IMPACT... FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO ROOFS... WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.

* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR... ADVANCE AROUND 720 PM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE ZALMA AND WHITEWATER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS... IN A MOBILE HOME... OR IN A VEHICLE... MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.